Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Murkowski says GOP leaders turned backs on her (AP)
• Border governors call for US immigration reform (AP)
• Surprise Del. primary winner seeks GOP support (AP)
• Obama: Interest groups holding back Democrats (AP)
• House GOP to unveil election-year agenda Thursday (AP)
• McCain sees lots of Republicans running in 2012 (Reuters)
• Obama to deliver 'forceful message' at UN Sudan talks (AFP)
• Obama urges Democrats to recapture 2008 enthusiasm (AP)
• Obama to meet with Colombia's Santos on Friday (Reuters)
• Court denies Burris request to stop election (AP)
• In Philly, it's 2 cheesesteaks to go for Obama (AP)
• While Dems flee Obama in droves, one Republican runs toward him (The Upshot)
• Kirk calls for halting financial bailout he backed (AP)
• US Chamber snubs GOP nominee in W.Va. Senate race (AP)
• Obama to tell Iran at U.N. that door is open to engagement (Reuters)
• Obama says China has not done enough on yuan (Reuters)
• House may adjourn by end of week (Politico)
• Republicans to unveil new 'Contract with America' (AFP)
• Intimidation and fraud claims cast shadow over Afghan poll (AFP)
• Obama, facing tough questions, says times still hard (Reuters)

Murkowski says GOP leaders turned backs on her (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 05:33 PM PDT AP - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Monday she feels that Republican leaders have turned their backs on her as she mounts a write-in bid to try to hold onto her seat.

Border governors call for US immigration reform (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 05:31 PM PDT AP - U.S. and Mexican border governors called Monday for reform of U.S. immigration policies, but New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said it's unrealistic to expect Congress to act on the hot-button political issue before the November general election.

Surprise Del. primary winner seeks GOP support (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 05:20 PM PDT AP - Some members of a GOP establishment that once shunned tea party favorite Christine O'Donnell are getting behind her now that she has won the Republican Senate primary, offering help in the form of cash and experienced staffers.

Obama: Interest groups holding back Democrats (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 04:30 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama says the greatest impediment to Democrats' election prospects in November are special interests that can spend unlimited amounts of money on campaign advertising.

House GOP to unveil election-year agenda Thursday (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 04:22 PM PDT AP - House Republicans plan to unveil a roughly 20-point agenda Thursday, less than six weeks before midterm congressional elections in which they're favored to add substantially to their ranks — and possibly cost Democrats control of the chamber.

McCain sees lots of Republicans running in 2012 (Reuters) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 04:10 PM PDT Reuters - Republican Senator John McCain expects many U.S. Republicans to seek the party's presidential nomination in 2012.

Obama to deliver 'forceful message' at UN Sudan talks (AFP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 04:09 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama will deliver a "forceful" message that two referenda in Sudan must go ahead on time, at a United Nations meeting this week on votes which could split the country.

Obama urges Democrats to recapture 2008 enthusiasm (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 03:34 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama says Democrats can't just wait for him to come to their cities and states to rally support for their candidates. He says they must believe in their own ability to put Democrats in a position to win.

Obama to meet with Colombia's Santos on Friday (Reuters) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 03:06 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama will meet with his Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos on the sidelines of the United Nation's General Assembly this week, the White House said Monday.

Court denies Burris request to stop election (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 03:03 PM PDT AP - The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it won't stop a special election for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat that leaves out current Illinois Sen. Roland Burris.

In Philly, it's 2 cheesesteaks to go for Obama (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 02:53 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama seems to be learning from other people's mistakes.

While Dems flee Obama in droves, one Republican runs toward him (The Upshot) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 02:47 PM PDT The Upshot - On August 29, the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall on the Gulf Coast, President Obama commemorated the day with a stop in New Orleans to deliver a speech at Xavier University. And the usual retinue of local political dignitaries came out in full force. As Obama conducted a roll call of the politicians in [...]

Kirk calls for halting financial bailout he backed (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 02:44 PM PDT AP - U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kirk wants to bring an early end to the government bailout of banks and automakers, a program he originally supported.

US Chamber snubs GOP nominee in W.Va. Senate race (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 02:40 PM PDT AP - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and its West Virginia counterpart have endorsed Democratic Gov. Joe Manchin's bid for U.S. Senate, passing over his GOP opponent.

Obama to tell Iran at U.N. that door is open to engagement (Reuters) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 02:18 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama will tell Iran the "door is open" to better relations with the international community, if it can demonstrate the peaceful intent of its nuclear program, the White House said on Monday.

Obama says China has not done enough on yuan (Reuters) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 02:13 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Monday that China has not done enough to raise the value of the yuan, keeping up tough American rhetoric on Chinese policy as U.S. lawmakers weigh new legislation to punish Beijing.

House may adjourn by end of week (Politico) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 02:04 PM PDT Politico - House leaders are considering adjourning as early as the end of this week, which would give lawmakers five and a half weeks to campaign before the Nov. 2 election but could also leave them exposed to allegations that they didn't finish their work in Washington.

Republicans to unveil new 'Contract with America' (AFP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 01:18 PM PDT AFP - Republicans this week will unveil the legislative agenda they plan to pursue should they regain control of the US Congress after November's midterm elections, GOP officials said Monday.

Intimidation and fraud claims cast shadow over Afghan poll (AFP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 12:31 PM PDT AFP - Concerns grew about intimidation and fraud in Afghanistan's parliamentary election as the Tuesday deadline for complaints about the conduct of Afghanistan's parliamentary elections approached.

Obama, facing tough questions, says times still hard (Reuters) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 12:07 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama on Monday said times were still tough for many Americans, as he defended his policies during aggressive questioning after the worst U.S. recession since the 1930s was declared over.

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